Sci-Port to host viewing of asteroid flyby today

12:08 PM,
Feb. 15, 2013

This image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows a simulation of asteroid 2012 DA14 approaching from the south as it passes through the Earth-moon system on Feb. 15, 2013. The 150-foot object will pass within 17,000 miles of the Earth. NASA scientists insist there is absolutely no chance of a collision as it passes. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within 17,500 miles of Earth today, closer than many satellites, and Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center is offering the public a chance to observe the flyby in their SWEPCO Demonstration Theater.

Sci-Port will stream the event live from 1-2 p.m. today. The viewing and additional programs are free with general admission. The Times will stream the event here